Portable desk



June 30, 1931) H. T. HALLowELL E1' Al. 1812694 PORTABLE DESK Filed Oct.14, 1929 Patented June 30, 1931 UNITED STATES vpzi'rila'l'- OFFICEHOWARD T. I'IALLOVV'ELL AND FRANK BENNETT, OF JENKINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA,.ASSIG'NORS T0 STANDARD PRESSED STEEL C0., OF JENKINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA,

A. CORPORATION OF P'ENNSYLVANIA.

Application filecl (ictober 14, 1929. Serial No. 399,641. w

,= clerk is to check-off goods, or for any other purposes.

A further obj ect of the invention is to so design the hinge that itwill be substantial and will be hidden from View.

In the accompanying drawngs:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of our improved desk; v

Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line 2-2, Fig. 4, illustrating the-i'mproved hinge;

Fig. 8 is a side view of the hinge portion of the desk; i

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line H, Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a the hinge.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the body of the desk having an inclinedtop 2, hinged to the body portion at the rear end. This top portion isprovided with a flange 3 at the front and at each side. At the rear ofthe top portion is a trough-shaped reinforcing member 4:, which can beused as a receptacle for pencils and other writing material. The frontfiange 5 of this reinforcingmember is low and the rear flange is muchhigher than the front fiange, so that When the top is raised to gainaccess to the interior of the desk, the articles in the receptacle willnot roll off the rear of the top portion.

The body of the desk is supported on four legs 7, having braces 8, asshown in Fig. 1. The rear legs are provided with casters 9 and the frontlegs arranged to rest directly on the floor, so that when the desk isbeing used, the front legs steady the desk and prevent it rolling, butwhen it is desired to move the desk, the front end of the desk is raisedslightly, after which it can be readily moved on the casters to anyposition required.

The main feature of our invention is the hinge by which the top ispivotally niounted on the body portion.

Referring to Figs. 2, 3 and 4, 10 is one side of the body portion and 11is the deep flange of the top portion 2. This fiange is preferdetachedperspective View of ably turned inwardly as at 12, to reinforce the top.

The hinge 13 is shown clearly in Fig.V 2. One leaf 111 of the hinge issecured to the side of the bodyporrtion by bolts 15, while the otherleaf 16 is secured to the fiange 11 of the top by bolts 17. The twoleaves are bent to- Wards each other as at 18 to form flattened ends 19,which are pivotally connected by a rivet 20, or any other suitable pivotpin. The fiattened portions are held in contact with each other so as tohold the top portion against lateral movement.

When the top is raised, the leaf 16 turns on the pivot 20. The hinge isconcealed not only by the deep flange 11 of the body portion 2, but alsoby the inturned end of the fiange 12 when the top is raised, giving thedesk a very neat appearance.

Thistype of hinge is very substantial and cannot be readily broken byrough usage.

In Fig. 1 we have shown a drawer 21, arranged to slide under the bodyportion 10, but this may be omitted without departing from theessentials of the invention.

It is to be understood that there is a hinge at each side of the desk.

We claim:

1. The combination in a desk, of a body portion; a fianged top portionof greater width than the body portion; and hinges made of two sheetmetal strips and bent so that the pivot portions of the hinge will beclose together, while the two leaves of each hinge will be spaced apart,one leaf of each' hinge being secured to the side of the body portionand the other leaf being secured to the flange of the top portion.

2. The combination in a desk, of a body portion; a flanged top portionof greater width than the body portion and having a deep flange at eachside, the lower portions of each fiange being turned inwardly towardsthe side but not in contact therewith; and a hinge member located ateach side of the desk near the rear thereof and in the space between theside walls of the desk and the flanges of the top portion, the inturnedportion of each Aflange extending under the hinge.

3. The combination in a metallic desk, of a daj body portion made ofsheet metal; metallic legs supporting the body portion of the desk; atop portion having deep flanges which are untul'ned at the lower edges;a trough-shaped reinforcing member extending acrossV the top of thedesk, one edge of the trough-shaped member being higher than the other;and hinges located in the space between the side flanges of the topportion and the sides of the body portion.

4. The combination in a desk, of a body portion; a top portion flangedat each side; a hinge located in the space between each flange and thebody of the desk, the hinges being of Sheet metal and bent to provideextended flat surfacesl; and transversepivot pins extending through theflat surfaces of thev hinges.

HOWARD T. FRANK BENNETT.

